Question about Multi-Field Indexes

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Well, I learned AppleSoft BASIC, and it didn't have that problem with
spaces.  But I do quite often squeeze every space I can out of fP code.
It's not a formatting desire--my perl code I make sure to include spaces
for readability.

What it is, is the damned cabe editor's limitations on characters per
segment.  I'm often pressed for space, and hate using extra lines for THEN
actions.  What's worse is when you have a very large conditional IF clause,
and you can't fit what you need into one line, resulting in the need to use
multiple lines and change the logic to fit the need for another line (often
by using a flag that tells me the first line did or didn't test true).
Drives me nuts.

If it weren't for cabe's limitations, my code would read a lot cleaner.  As
it is, I just consider it mild "job security" and leave it at that.  *grin*

mark->


On Wed, Sep 01, 2010 at 03:16:06AM -0400, after drawing runes in goat's blood,
John Esak cast forth these immortal, mystical words:
> So many of us who learned through that route (Dartmouth
> BASIC in my case) started squishing out every unnecessary space.  God, that
> is a horrific thing to do in filePro.  I wish people would just understand
> that doing that is COMPLETELY unnecessary... And NOT DO IT.  

-- 
Audio panton, cogito singularis.